Apparatus for dispensing beverages.



D. RICHARDSON (I; C. N. IAQOBY. APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES. A'PPLICATION FILED OCT. 12'. 19:7.

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To all whom it may concern lle it known that we, DURBIN RICHARDSON and Ciraunns N. JAooBY, both of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Dispensing Beverages; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-numerals-marked thereon.

Our invention relates to dispensing beverages such as are usually charged with car bonated water when served, and is intended to provide an improved apparatus, particularly adapted for dispensing root-beer. Our chief purpose is to afiord an apparatus that insures thoroughly charging the beverage with the requisite amount-of carbonic acid by maintaining a. considerable supply 1n a charged state-Which insures a thorough intermingling of the gas and causes the beverage to be dispensed in an extremely richtasting, creamy and pleasing condition. A

further purpose of the invention is to provide an apparatus which is sanitary, and can be readily controlled and cleansed, and which also requires a minimum amount of floor space. To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be 116F611}- after more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the I end oil the specification.

The'drawing is vertical sectional view,

with parts in elevation, illustrating a practical embodiment of the invention.

The structure disclosed includes a housing or cabin t 1 which receives a carbonating machine, designated generally at 2, and the detailed structure of which forms no part of the present invention as it is a standard equipment which can be purchased and is a utilized for carbonating water. 3 is a tank containing carbonic acid and connected with the carbonating machine by means of the pipe 4 for a purpose that will appear more clearly in the following description.

Arranged and supported upon the top of the housing 1 is a container which is preferably in the exterior form of a barrel and is designated generally by 5. The container carries a removable cover 6, and arranged is a removable liquid .the bottom thereof, as

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 10, 1918 Application filed October 12, 1917. Serial No. 196,293.

chamber 7 by a s1phon,'one leg of which extends. intothe liquid chamber and nearly to designated by 11, while the opposite end of the siphon leads to the carbonating machine,2 through a suit able feed pump 12. The siphoning of the beverage from the liquid chamber to the carbonating machine is of material advantage, as it eliminates any liquid tight joints through the chamber, and by removing the short leg of the siphon, permits the chamber to be removed and readily cleaned.

The ice chamber and coils therein, to be referred to presently, can likewise be readily cleansed by removal of the chamber 7, so be kept in a thoroughly sanitary condition Without great difficulty. The beverage being supplied to the carbonating machine by the pump 12, it is there charged with carbonic acid supplied from the tank 3. The gas mixes thoroughly With the beverage and places it under pressure, in which state it issues from the machine through the pipe 13. The last men tioned pipe 13 extends from the housing 1 upwardly into the container5 and through the ice chamber 8 in the form of coils 14, whence it leads to the dispensing faucet 15. The ice chamber serves the double function of cooling thecontents of the chamber 7 before being charged with carbonic acid, and also maintains the mass in the. coils 14 cold after having been charged in the carbonating machine. This insures the beverage being drawn oil from the faucet 15 in a thoroughly cold state, and so charged and agitated by the action of the gas that it comes out in a condition that is foamy or creamy through out, due largely to the fact that a considerable mass of the beverage is held under pressure and the entire body of liquid be tween the carbonating machine and the dispensing faucet is gas charged. 16 is an overflow pipe for the ice chamber.

In operation, the beverage mixture is poured into chamber 7, after removing the cover 6. In the case of root-beer, the mix- 110 carbonating ture consists of the root extract, simple syrup, and Water. The beverage is forced; into the carbonating machine by the pump 12, where it is charged with carbonic acid. It then'passes under pressure, to the coils 14c, and is drawn off through the faucet 1-5 in a cold and. thoroughly carbonated state.

Such an apparatus is especially adapted for dispensing root-beer and similar beverages, and it is believed new to carry a prepared beverage through a carbonating ma chine, and maintain a considerable mass of the beverage under pressure and fully charged With carbonic acid The construction disclosed may be varied in different respects Without departing materially from the scope of the invention, and it is the intentionto cover any modified arrangements embodying a container provided with a iiquid chamber and an ice chamber and located in the described relation to a carbonating machine V We claim as our invention:

1. A beverage dispensing apparatus comprising a housing, a carbonating mechanism located in the housing, al container supported upon the housing, a liquid chamber arranged within the container, a discharge faucet located on one side of the container, a conducting pipe leading from the liquid chamber to the carbonating mechanism, and a conducting pipe leading from the carbon ating mechanism through said container and to the discharge faucet.

2. A. beverage dispensing apparatus comprising a container, a liquid chamber arranged the container, a faucet located on one side oi the can a carbonating mechanism, a conducting a leading from the liquid chamber to the car honating mechanism, and a conducting leading from the carbonating mechanism through said container and to the discharge faucet.

3. A beverage dispensing apparatus cornprising a housing, a carhonating mechanism located in the housing, a container ported upon the housing, a liquid chamber arranged Within the container, a dis harge faucet located on one of the c i an ice compartment Within the eincr surrounding said liquid chamber, a conducting pipe leading from the liquid chamber to the carhonating mechanism, and a conduct ing pipe leading from the carloonating inechanism through said container and ice coin.- partment to the discharge faucet.

i. A beverage dispensing apparatus-cornprising a carhonating mechanism, container, a liquid chamber removaloly arranged Within the container, a discharge faucet located on one side of the container, an ice compartment Within the container surrounding said liquid chamber, a siphon. conductor leadingfrom said chamber to the carbonating machine, and a conducting pipe leading from the carhonating machine through said container and ice chamber to the dispensing faucet.

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